S. S. S. PLANT SPECIALTIES 
Begonia 
BEGONIAS. Marjorie Gibbs. June delivery 
and later . 
Melior. May and later delivery . 
Lady Mac. May and later. 
Salmon Beauty, (Zeparo). Semperflorens 
type, strongly disease resistant. Vigorous 
and compact grower, breaking well from 
the bottom. Flowers exceptionally large. 
A rich glowing distinct salmon, backed by 
glossy green foliage. Fine for Fall and 
Christmas in 5 or 6 inch pots . 
No shipments under SO plants. 
Chatelaine . 
Chatelaine Supreme . 
Rex. Best varieties assorted . 
2*4" 
100 1000 
22.50 200.00 
20.00 190.00 
16.00 150.00 
6.50 60.00 
6.00 55.00 
10.00 
0 Last week I saw the stock of Melior and Lady Mac 
Begonias you shipped to Wm. Slichter, and I must 
say they are first class merchandise. I can now use 
the same as Mr. Slichter bought * * * . Try to get 
this merchandise into transit this week, so it will 
get here before Sunday. 
LLOYD A. MILLER, Shillington, Pa. 
• Find check enclosed for Melior and Lady Mac. I can 
always depend on Skidelsky for nice plants. 
Wm. SLICHTER, Mohnton, Pa. 
BELOPERONE GUTTATA. (Shrimp plant) 
3", $25. per 100 .$12.00 $100.00 
BOUVARDIA. Salmon Scarlet. Excellent for 
pots or cut . 16.00 150.00 
Joy. The superior new improved white 16.00 150.00 
Humboldtii. Double Pink,—white,—or Red. 
How many? What variety and color. We 
will gladly quote. 
BUDDLEIA ASIATICA IMP . 10.00 
CALCEOLARIAS. Valentine Greeting. This 
new Calceolaria can be flowered for Val¬ 
entine’s Day. It is of the Hybrid type. 
Large flowering with very beautiful color¬ 
ing. It blooms very freely and in ade¬ 
quate time to be finished nicely for the 
above day. 
Can be flowered for Jan. 15th by put¬ 
ting lights on them from Nov. 1st on. 
Keep dry with plenty of air at low tem¬ 
perature for best results . 12.00 
2*4" 
Easter Greeting. Identical to Valentine ‘'00 1000 
Greeting, but a later type for Easter 
blooming . 12.00 
Grandiflora Hybrids. Choice Strain . 6.00 60.00 
Stewartii, chrome yellow; Lymanii, Cinna¬ 
mon red; Pink Beauty; Medfordii, maroon 15.00 
CALENDULA. Ball’s Gold. Orange, Sensa¬ 
tion, Masterpiece, Supreme and others.. 5.00 40.00 
CHERRIES. (Solanum). Cleveland. Red, fine 
selected strain . 6.00 50.00 
CINERARIAS. Grandiflora Hybrids or Mul¬ 
tiflora Nana. (Potsdam) . 6.00 55.00 
Cremer’s Prize Strain. Still the first choice 6.00 55.00 
CYCLAMEN. Fine plants from the best 
German strain seed. 
Seedlings. 3-5 leaves . 6.00 55.00 
5-8 leaves .,. 8.00 75.00 
2^" . 12.00 100.00 
3" . 15.00 
3" selected . 18.00 
Prices on larger sizes in due season or on request. 
DAISIES. Boston Yellow . 6.50 60.00 
Nicholson’s Giant White . 6.50 60.00 
DAPHNE CNEORUM. See* page 23. 
DELPHINIUM. Belladonna and Bellamosum. 
Large selected field grown clumps for 
forcing . 8.00 70.00 
See our Perennial catalogue for other varieties and sizes. 
DRACENA— Indivisa .$ 6.00 $ 50.00 
3". 10.00 
4" . 20.00 
Mme. E. Andre, Massangeana, etc. Write for prices. 
ERLANGEA TOMENTOSA. A tall winter 
flowering Ageratum . 8.00 75.00 
FERNS. Table Ferns. All varieties—June and later $3.00 
per flat. 
Table Ferns. Assorted . $6.00 $ 50.00 
Boston, Dwarf Boston, Roosevelt, Teddy 
Jr., Scottii, Verona, Whitmanii . 6.00 55.00 
Asplenium. (Birds Nest). Flats of 200 Seedlings $7.50 each. 
2J4" . $15.00 
3" . 35.00 
Pteris Tremula and Cyrtomium. (Holly) . . 8.00 75.00 
3" . 16.00 150.00 
GARDENIAS. Veitcheii Improved. The big 
“hit” in pot plants or for cut flowers.... 10.00 90.00 
Belmont. A superior type as to size, texture 
and productivity. Flowers are three times 
the size of Veitcheii. An excellent keeper. 
Sold (under Patent) for cut flowers only 50.00 
Belgard. A superior Gardenia Fertilizer. See last page. 
Geraniums. See Spring plants. 
Gypsophila Bristol Fairy. Field grown 
Clumps or 3" pot grown . $20.00 $190.00 
Write for our beautifully illustrated complete Perennial 
catalogue. 
HYDRANGEAS 
Best plants come from earliest cuttings. Order NOW. 
Chautard. Pink, easy forcer. 
E. G. Hill. Clear pink, easy 
forcer. 
E. Mouillere. White. 
Lorelei Carmine red. 
Gertrude Glahn. Dark rose. 
Goliath. Truly a giant pink. 
Helge. Soft red. 
M. Foch. Early deep car¬ 
mine. 
Otaksa. The old reliable. 
Rheingold. Brilliant pink. 
Splendens. Glossy clear red 
Trophee. Early red. 
M. Baardse. Salmon red, ex 
cellent. 
Neidersachsen. Excellent for 
blue. 
Parsifal. Red fringed petals. 
Rubis. Dark rose, beautiful. 
Deutschland. Sturdy salmon 
pink. 
Rooted Cuttings, $5.00 per 100; 2 in., $8.00 per 100; 
3 in., $12.00 per 100 
PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 
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